Examples of westbound in a Sentence
Traffic in the westbound lane is backing up.
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Trans-Pacific westbound utilization rates plummeted from 39 percent to 24 percent, while Europe-to-Asia eastbound levels dropped from 45 percent to 36 percent.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
As a detour, motorists can take westbound Interstate 265 to eastbound Interstate 64 to reconnect with southbound I-65.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Flooding closed the Long Island Expressway in both directions in Queens, and the westbound lanes of the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn on Thursday, city officials said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Following the crash, the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office announced on Facebook that the westbound lane of I-10 near the 534-mile marker was closed and that traffic was being diverted.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
As a detour, motorists can take westbound Interstate 265 to eastbound Interstate 64 to reconnect with southbound I-65.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Flooding closed the Long Island Expressway in both directions in Queens, and the westbound lanes of the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn on Thursday, city officials said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Following the crash, the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office announced on Facebook that the westbound lane of I-10 near the 534-mile marker was closed and that traffic was being diverted.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Westbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westbound. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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westbound
adjective
west·bound
ˈwes(t)-ˌbau̇nd 
: going west
a westbound train
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